U.S. total energy statistics
Preliminary data for 2020.1 Note: sum of share of totals may not equal 100% because of independent rounding.
| Total primary energy production | 95.74 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) |
|---|---|
| By fuel/energy source | share of total |
| Natural gas | 36% | Petroleum (crude oil and natural gas plant liquids) | 32% | Renewable energy | 12% | Coal | 11% | Nuclear electric power | 9% |
| Total energy consumption | 92.94 quadrillion Btu |
|---|---|
| By fuel/energy source | share of total |
| Petroleum | 35% |
| Natural gas | 34% |
| Renewable energy | 12% |
| Coal | 10% |
| Nuclear electric power | 9% |
| By sector and share of total U.S. primary energy consumption | share of total |
| Electric power | 38% |
| Transportation | 26% |
| Industrial | 24% |
| Residential | 7% |
| Commercial | 5% |
| Energy trade | |
|---|---|
| Imports | 20.01 quadrillion Btu |
| Exports | 23.47 quadrillion Btu |
| Net imports | -3.46 quadrillion Btu |
| Net exports | 3.46 quadrillion Btu |
| Electricity generation | 4.01 trillion kilowatthours |
|---|---|
| By major fuel/energy source | share of total |
| Natural gas | 40% |
| Renewables2 | 20% |
| Nuclear | 20% |
| Coal | 19% |
| Petroleum | 0.4% |
| Other gases and sources3 | 0.6% |
| Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 4,571 million metric tons CO2 |
|---|---|
| By energy source | share of total |
| Petroleum | 45% |
| Natural gas | 36% |
| Coal | 19% |
| Energy consumption indicators | |
|---|---|
| Primary energy consumption per capita | 282 million Btu per person |
| Primary energy consumption per real dollar of GDP | 5.05 thousand Btu per chained (2012) dollar | Energy-related CO2 emissions per capita | 13.9 metric tons (30,644 pounds) per person |
| Energy-related CO2 emissions per real dollar of GDP | 248 metric tons (273 short tons) per million chained (2012) dollars |
1 Source: Monthly Energy Review, May 2021, preliminary data for 2020.
2 Excludes pumped storage hydro electricity generation.
3 Includes blast furnace gas and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels, batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, municipal solid waste from nonrenewable/non-biogenic sources, tire-derived fuels, and other miscellaneous sources.
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Last updated: June 2, 2021